§ 23 — Duties of medical practitioner who receives report of death under section 22(3)

23.—(1) A medical practitioner who receives a report of a death under section 22(3) must, as soon as practicable —(a)

examine the body of the deceased person; and

(b)

ascertain relevant information about the deceased person’s medical history and the circumstances of the death.

(2) If the death is not, or does not appear to be, a reportable death, the medical practitioner must provide the cause of death and the other death particulars to the Registrar‑General within 24 hours after complying with subsection (1).

(3) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

—(1) A medical practitioner who receives a report of a death under section 22(3) must, as soon as practicable —(a)

examine the body of the deceased person; and

(b)

ascertain relevant information about the deceased person’s medical history and the circumstances of the death.

(2) If the death is not, or does not appear to be, a reportable death, the medical practitioner must provide the cause of death and the other death particulars to the Registrar‑General within 24 hours after complying with subsection (1).

(3) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.